The CNEW Skew © 2008, Central New England Woodturners
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Monthly Newsletter of the Central New England Woodturners The CNEW Skew © 2008, Central New England Woodturners Volume 21 Number 1 January 2008 Next Meeting Details Topic: Tentatively, Tool Making or Oval Boxes Speaker: ? Date: January 3, 2008 Presidents Message. Charlie Croteau A fine time was had by one and all at the clubs Annual Christmas meeting. As usual there was far more food than we could eat. I did my part working on the shrimp, kielbasa, macaroni, bean dip and the sweat sausages. Yum, yum, yum… I didn’t do much damage to all the delightful desserts. Thank you to everyone who brought something and everyone who Outgoing President Al Faul (left) and Incoming President Charlie Croteau discuss who got the better deal. helped out like Al’s wife. I guess if we all do a little, we’ll all have plenty. That about sums up the spirit of Minutes of CNEW meeting 12/06/2007Tim Elliott our great club. A hearty thank you to our out going president Al. As As usual, Al asked any guests/visitors to identify themselves. Nobody raised his or her hand. There the new guy on the block I hope to follow in Al’s footsteps and keep the business meeting short so we seemed to be many member spouses in attendance. can have more time for Show and Tell as well as our The main point of business was to conduct elections. demonstrators. Nobody stepped forward to be External VP. We Hopefully this year I will bring a different element to would like to fill this position at the next meeting our club. Field trips! Yes, I figure it might be fun to before the Woodworks show in January. Please visit some of the shops I sneak into now and again. consider volunteering. Here is what I have planed as possible trips so far. The Hardwick Kilns, Shawn Roberts Woodworking Many thanks to our outgoing 2007 officers, some of Mill, a visit to a CNC Lathe, an old mill towards whom have served many years. Boston that makes oval frames on a lathe, maybe Lisa Boutotte showed a box of blocks made by a local even Norton’s if security doesn’t object. (general) woodworking club for donation to local kids. Time for me to make some shavings so Santa can complete his list. Table of Contents Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year. Presidents Message 1 Next Meeting Details 1 Editorial. Rick Angus Editorial 1 For most of us, the newsletter is the first line of club Club Officers Listing 2 activity communications (but don’t forget our website). My thanks to Graeme for his policy improvements and Minutes of previous meeting 1 hard work putting-out the newsletter last year. I invite Internal VP Plans 2 everyone to contribute an article or a few comments Show & Yell 3 to the newsletter; if everyone contribute one thing this year, the NL will be packed with great information.. Turned Gift Grab Gab Pictures 3-5 Page 1 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor CNEW Skew: Volume 21; Number 01; January 2008 2008 Club Officers Contact Information Internal VP plans for 2008 Dave Eaton President Charlie [email protected] Croteau VP, Internal Dave Eaton [email protected] Continue to develop and maintain the video VP, External Please [email protected] library while increasing its user friendliness. Let’s volunteer s get our Secretary Tim Elliott [email protected] get our members interested in it. Let’ Treasurer Norma [email protected] loaned items back or the extra dough! Hogan “Freshen up” the book library. Some titles are not Newsletter Rick Angus [email protected] Video Librarian Al Faul [email protected] highly useful. Perhaps we’ll auction them off. Book Ray Boutotte [email protected] Review the store with Ray and determine the Librarian members needs. Maybe add additional items like Webmaster Dave Eaton [email protected] Photography Mike Stone [email protected] Anchor Seal, drill sanding mandrels, pen kits, etc. Wood Swap Gene Spadi Have at least one “brand name” turner in for a Freedom Pens Gene Spadi demo night. Project Charlie Goodwill Croteau Get perhaps 3 local area well known turners in for meeting night demo’s Promote the Open Turning sessions before meetings, perhaps using a theme or club challenge approach They appeared to be unfinished wood scraps with the Promote Project Goodwill with Charlie, perhaps edges sanded over for safety. Lisa said the kids were we’ll have a member recognition plaque or thrilled with these simple toys and asked if CNEW challenge or webpage dedicated to the members members would be willing to make similar sets. Several members volunteered. If you would like to and their donations. Same for Gene Spadi and contribute, please bring any blocks you make to a the Freedom Pen Project. CNEW meeting to be pooled and divided into sets. Work on getting our TV and Video system in Lisa will make cloth bags to hold each set. good working order so it is more useful for CNEW will again have a booth at the Woodworks demo’s show at "the big E" grounds near Springfield. The Manage a good Wood Swap program with Gene dates for this event are January 11-13 2008. Spadi’s assistance. Aim is at having an ample Al Czellecz has a very large lathe available. It has a supply of healthy, appropriate wood each month. ten foot bed length, 3 horsepower motor, and 22" capacity over the bed. It weighs in the vicinity of 2500 Help new turners get hooked up successfully with pounds. He is offering this free to anyone who can a mentor. Promote the Mentor program to be arrange to pick it up. more active. This may also take form of more CNEW member John Styspek is in the hospital. informal “Shop Meetings”. Such as where one Many of us signed a card for him. member offers their shop on a date and time and Dues for 2008 are payable any time. Cost is $20 for one to four turners visit their place to turn and newsletter via e-mail, $25 if you want a paper talk. Sharing our skills helps us learn. newsletter via US mail. Get the names and faces page on the website up Our 2007 president Al Faul passed the gavel to 2008 to date—Hopefully a step to increase inter- president Charlie Croteau. Charlie had a surprise member communication and fellowship. wood-identification challenge. He passed out a Perhaps run a fund raiser for the club to beef up brown wood sample with an unusual smell that nobody was able to ID. In the end, he had to tell us: it the coffers. Maybe in the form of donated items was "roasted maple", a new manufactured product sold to the public or internal raffle? Extra cash is intended to compete with walnut. Very tricky, Charlie. useful for demo’s and equipment (lathe, accys, Tonight's program: Annual pot-luck and gift swap. videos, cameras, etc.) Recruit new members and motivate other members to do the same. Page 2 of 6 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor CNEW Skew: Volume 21; Number 01; January 2008 Show & Tell Turned Gift Grab Bag Pictures: Very sparse this month; the gift swap seems to have In keeping with club tradition, club members blindly mostly displaced it. exchanged small turned items, grab-bag style. Participating members prepared an exquisite turning as a gift, wrapped it in a brown bag affixed with a string and placed it in a large ornate vessel. Numbers were drawn a random and members then grabbed a string and reeled-in their gift. Some pictures of the festivities follow: Large ash bowl by Dominic Leroux Al Faul Displaying Ornament made by Jim Metcalf Lighthouse made by Al Faul Walnut/Maple Bowl made by Steve Resnek; drawn by Tim Elliott Ray Boutotte Cherry bowl with pyrography by Lisa Page 3 of 6 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor CNEW Skew: Volume 21; Number 01; January 2008 Dave Eaton—excited even before opening his gift… Mike Peters early in the opening process Will Hunt’s ornament was chosen by Gene Spadi Joe Harby ready to use his new round skew made by Dave Eaton ... A bowl made by Stan Felton Ray Boutotte (wearing a wooden hat that he made with Johannes Michelsen) holding oil lamp made by Page 4 of 6 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor CNEW Skew: Volume 21; Number 01; January 2008 Tim Elliott received a fine Walnut and Maple bowl by Steve Resnek Micky Goodman seemingly amazed by a vase by Tim Elliott Will Hunt holding his grab; a walnut bowl made by Rick Angus A Mike Peters Bowl—I’d know that rim from a mile away Charlie Croteau admiring the club kaleidoscope Page 5 of 6 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor CNEW Skew: Volume 21; Number 01; January 2008 The CNEW Skew Central New England Woodturners c/o Worchester Center for Crafts 25 Sagamore Rd. Worchester MA 01605 Phone: 508 753 8183 Fax: 508 797 5626 e-Mail: [email protected] Central New England Woodturners A Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners Find us on the web @ www.cnew.org Membership Application To join or renew membership, please complete this form and a check made payable to CNEW and bring it to a CNEW meeting or mail it to: Treasurer, Central New England Woodturners c/o Worchester Center for Crafts 25 Sagamore Rd.